Who Was Albert Einstein? Paperback – Illustrated, February 18, 2002

I'm a 2nd grade teacher and my students love Who Was Books so much that I keep having to replace them in my classroom library!

I have stated previously that I like these titles because of the variety, interest level, and readability. As a tutor, I work with reluctant readers who often prefer nonfiction to fiction, so these are my goto resources for my students. The content is educational, not too easy as well as the vocabulary. I like that there are chapters and added content, sort of like side bars. The only thing lacking is an index, but there are great timelines which my student often reference.

I purchased a Kindle copy for a 5th grade AR test due the next day. It was $4 to $5 more than the actual book would have cost. I didn't have time to wait for Amazon Prime "2-day" shipping.I used to be a teacher and personally find the idea that children should be able to read a non-fiction book such as "What Was the Hindenburg?" or "Who was Christopher Columbus?" in one day and remember every date and fact for a test the next day. Most adults would have to study that information repeatedly to perform well on a test. Why are children held to a higher standard? Idk!The biographies are easier for retaining info because they are in story format. So the Albert Einstein book is one of the best in the series. If your looking because your child has an AR test tomorrow then I would recommend this book for a strong reader and expect a passing score of 80%.

Ok, I'm going to start off by saying that my son absolutely HATES to read. He's always struggled with reading. This is the first book he read on his own without me pushing him to read. He's in middle school so this is a little under his grade level, but it was perfect for him. He had to read a biography for school, so I got him "Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?" ( my son loves building, and thought he might find it a little interesting) Surprisingly, he enjoyed it, and completed his book report before the deadline. So I bought him this book to read for fun because he also loves science. He had it finished in under 2 weeks! So I will definitely be buying more books (or checking them out from the library) in the near future. FINALLY! A book series my son WANTS to read!!! And they're educational too!

My eight year old third grader needed a book for a book report project. There are mixed reviews on this book, so I was hesitant, but there aren't many options that are appropriate for a third grader on Albert Einstein. This book served it's purpose and my daughter enjoyed reading it as well (bonus!) She's an avid reader, so it was really easy for her, but I would say it's a good book for any elementary school aged child.

My 8 year old loves these books! They are full of great information and easy to read and follow along. I enjoy reading them together and discussing the history in them!

Very detailed and interesting.I also very much liked the end and start of the book.I hope you try this book out too.

This is a great series of books. My son enjoys all the books in this series. He is very interested in Einstein so this is probably his favorite one.